The course offered by XLRI Jamshedpur and Rutgers B-School will help students gain industry exposure. Source: XLRI and Wikimedia Commons
XLRI - Xavier School of Management has partnered with Rutgers Business School (RBS) under Rutgers University, US, to offer a double master’s programme in Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Analytics.
XLRI has inked an agreement with Rutgers Business School for partnership in various areas that include exchange of students and faculty members, sharing research documents, collaborative and research projects and educational programming and development of a joint or double master’s degree programmes.
Students from across the world can apply for this course and study at XLRI Jamshedpur in the first year and at Rutgers in the second year.
“XLRI welcomes all candidates to take advantage of this international partnership between XLRI and Rutgers. It is a unique programme where students earn a PGDBM in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, and MS in Supply Chain Analytics from Rutgers Business School, US. Students will get the advantage of learning about Global Supply Chain from renowned faculty members who are committed to delivering the curriculum effectively,” said XLRI director Father Paul Fernandes.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)-affiliated course will help students gain strong industry exposure with industry client projects in the USA and internships in India.
Scholarships of USD 12,500 to USD 15,000 will be offered to all eligible students during the second year at Rutgers. Students will also get career counselling services from XLRI and Rutgers to help them explore job opportunities either in India or the US.
The course has been designed to provide students a fundamental understanding of Supply Chain Management from a global perspective. “Students will acquire professional competencies in Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Logistics and Analytics, leading to an improvement in their job skills and self-enrichment. The double master’s programme is a unique proposition where students will have the advantage of receiving two master’s in two years from two reputable institutions,” said A.S. Vijayaraghavan, programme director-double master’s programme XLRI-RBS.